ISA Innovation Award 2025

Tom and Mark with the 2025 ISA Innovation Impact Award Trophy

Award-Winning Innovation

Guardair Honored with ISA Innovation Impact Award for PowerQUAD™ Pneumatic Vacuums

About the Award

Guardair Corporation's PowerQUAD Pneumatic Vacuum Line has earned the 2025 Innovation Impact Award from the Industrial Supply Association. This annual award celebrates breakthrough solutions that are transforming the industrial MROP channel and delivering measurable value to the end user.

"This award validates the innovation and hard work our team has poured into the PowerQUAD line," said Thomas C. Tremblay, President of Guardair Corporation. "We're honored to be recognized by our peers and the greater ISA community."

About PowerQUAD™

Designed specifically for the industrial MRO market, the PowerQUAD line features a customer-configurable pneumatic vacuum engine that:

  • Delivers up to 35% higher vacuum head
  • Produces up to 67% higher vacuum flow
  • Operates at less than 88dB for quieter use
  • Uses up to 71% less compressed air, resulting in major cost savings


The result is a cleaner, quieter, and more efficient work environment. End users benefit from faster clean-up times and reduced energy consumption – all with the reliability and durability Guardair is known for.

  • "Astonished just how effectively the PowerQUAD vacuum sucks up tightly packed sawdust and chips on our MDF routing table."

    - Senior Operations Specialist

  • "Couldn't be happier with PowerQUAD vacuum performance on our powder coating line and it saves my ears!"

    - Powder Coating Operator

  • "Recently, a newly hired employee abruptly quit because of our other, noisy pneumatic vacuums. High noise levels will be a thing of the past with the PowerQUAD."

    - Manufacturing Engineer